Nitro has won 22 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Morgantown has won 22 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Monday. The Nitro Wildcats will host the Morgantown Mohigans at 3:30 p.m. Nitro knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Morgantown likes a good challenge.
Nitro is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Wheeling Park, who was ranked fourth at the time (Nitro was ranked second). Nitro came out on top against Wheeling Park by a score of 68-57 on Saturday. That's two games straight that the Wildcats have won by exactly 11 points.
Natalie Smith
| 02/15/25 vs Wheeling Park | 13 |
| 02/08/25 vs Winfield | 4 |
| 02/07/25 vs Greenbrier East | 11 |
| 02/01/25 @ Wheeling Park | 7 |
| 01/30/25 @ Ripley | 3 |
| + 11 more games |
Nitro's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Natalie Smith led the charge by dropping a double-double with 20 points and 13 boards. That's the most rebounds Smith has posted since back in December of 2024. Mika Adams was another key player, going 6-for-9 to rack up 18 points.
Meanwhile, Morgantown entered their matchup against Spring Valley on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Morgantown took a 48-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of Spring Valley. The contest marked the Mohigans' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Nitro has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.6 points over those games. As for Morgantown, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-3.
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